Ministry Basics:  Attendance & Permission

Ministry Basics:  Attendance & Permission

Take a moment to pause and check that your ministry admin is in good shape for the year. There’s a whole lot of information that needs to be collected from parents and leaders of the ministry – so how do you effectively keep track of what needs to be collected, and how often?

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Leader or Friend

Leader or Friend

Both friendship and leadership are essential characteristics and concepts that we ought to hold dearly. However, taking one without the other can lead to an imbalance in our practice.

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How to get to know a young person with disability

How to get to know a young person with disability

Tips that may help in your ministry context as you get to know the young people with disability in your ministries and welcome them as people invited into God’s Kingdom.

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Discipling towards a better culture of smart phone use

Discipling towards a better culture of smart phone use

As youth leaders, our calling is to teach and model to young people how to navigate life as a disciple of Jesus— and now this includes discipling them toward a better culture of smart phone use.

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Sword of the Spirit Drills for Children, Youth and Leaders

Sword of the Spirit Drills for Children, Youth and Leaders

A drill you could use to teach children, youth, leaders and parents to handle the Bible well.

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Peer Evangelism Part 1: Convincing Teens of the Gospel Need

Peer Evangelism Part 1: Convincing Teens of the Gospel Need

Evangelism is at the heart of the Christian faith. Sharing the Gospel, the ‘good news’, of the Kingdom of God is the first thing that Jesus did in his public ministry. Learn how to equip your youth to engage in evangelistic conversations.

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Back to basics in SRE

Back to basics in SRE

As a new year begins and the SRE Teacher’s Manuals are pulled out and dusted off, it’s a great time to remember the basics of an effective SRE lesson and set a goal for continued improvement.

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You’ve completed the 555 Challenge! What’s Next?

You’ve completed the 555 Challenge! What’s Next?

You’ve kickstarted a fantastic home discipleship routine. Whether you managed it in five weeks or took a little longer, well done on completing the 555 Challenge! So, what’s next?

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One Key Feature of Healthy Ministry Teams

One Key Feature of Healthy Ministry Teams

What can we do when our ministry teams aren’t functioning like a healthy body, when the parts aren’t working in harmony but are at odds with each other?

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Four P’s of an Intentional Partnership with High School SRE

Four P’s of an Intentional Partnership with High School SRE

Four ways that church workers and SRE teachers can show intentionality in partnering with one another as they seek to teach young people about Jesus.

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Returning Well to SRE

Some of us will be able to get back to SRE this year, however not everyone will. Take these helpful steps in going back into the classroom this term, and some ideas for those who aren’t.

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Youth and Children’s Ministry Priorities Coming Out of Lockdown

Youth and Children’s Ministry Priorities Coming Out of Lockdown

It’s an exciting and anxious time for all of us in the youth and kids ministry world as ministries return in person. There are a whole bunch of things that you need to do and many of them in a new way.

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